The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-11

SlclduS, rented u room dDOub tWO DlOch iAVh
the corner Of Sixty-tbird and Lake streets,
the residence of James Brayton, an Anarch-
ist iuryman. A saloon keeper told the oth-
GERS the men were Anarchists and had hired
the room to perfect plans to blow up Bray
toms house. Brayton has received threaten
ing letters. His family are badly fright
ened and win go away for few days.
At the Eleventh Hour.
An extra edition Of an evening paper says
the following despatch was received by
Capt. Black tonight:
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.
Captain Black, Chicago:
70 be innocent The guilty men are in New York.
have telegraphed Gov. Oglesby. The proof Is
under oath. How shall l communicate 1t?
50 Second Avenue. Counsellor at Law.
Capt. Black left at o'clock tonight. after
wiring the New York lawyer to leaye at once
Tor the same point.
The Bomb Thrower's Confession.
New YORK, Nov. 10.-An inmate of Sing
Sing has made an afidavit that the thrower
OF the bomb at Chicago confessed to him his
guilt.
Trouble In New York.
Five Thousand Socialists paraded tonight
as a protest against the Chicago executions.
Two thousand policemen accompanied the
procession and also three bands with mufied
drums playing the Marselaise and the dead
march In Saul. Red and black flags were
carried but there was no disorder. A force
Of policemen was placed around City Hall
during the night owing to threat Of the
Anarchists to blow up the hall.
The Fiat Goes Forth.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 10.-Gov. Oglesby
announced his decision through bis son,
who was sent to the front door Of the execu-
tive mansion, where scores of reporters were
waiting. None of the Anarchists friends
were present. They we're all waiting at s
O'Clock when it was supposed the fiat would
90 forth. George Schilling, 4. A. Stevens
and Senator Burke were at supper at the
81; Nicholas, wheS reporter told them. All
said Il felt yesterday that this would be
the way it would turn out" Neither of the
others made any comments. A labor repre-
sentative from Cleveland, was sitting with
them, and leaned his head on his hand while
the tears rolled down his cheeks. 5. q.
Oliver and three OF Spes's brothers, Christ
ian, Ferdinand and Ernest, were ON their
way TO the Governors mansion, when they
met the reporters who broke the news. The
brothers looked pitiable and tears rolled
from their eyes.
The Governors opinion briefly reviews
the history of the case in the courts, and
says III the letters of Parsons Fisher, En-
gell and Lingg, demanding unconstitutional
release OF liberty or death, and protesting
in the strongest language against mercy or
Communication of the sentenced pronounced
against them, can be considered, petitions
for their pardon, could it be granted, which
might imply any guilt whatever upon the
part of either, would not be such a vindca-
tion as they demand The Executive inter
vention, upon the grounds insisted upon by
the four above named. could in no proper
sense be deemed an exercise Of constitutional
power to grant reprleves, combinations or
pordons, unless based upon the belief on my
part of their entire innocence Of crime. A
careful consideration of the evidence at the
trial, and also the evidence alleged to be
claimed for them outside the record, failed
to produce upon my mind any impression
tending to impeach the verdict Of the jury
or the judgement of the trial court or
supreme court, affirming the guilt OF all
these parties.
| am satisfied, therefore, of their guilt and
am candidly considering the question of the
Communication of the sentences. Parsons,
Fischer, Engel and Lingg, as they emphati-
caliy declared. will not accept such cOmmu-
tation. Fielden, Michael Sehwab and Au-
gust Spies write in petition for Executive
clemency. Fielden and Sehwab, in addition,
present a separate and supplementary petit
tions for communication of their sentences.
While satisfied of the guilt of all the parties,
as found by the verdict of the jury and sus-
tanned by the Judgment of the court, a most
careful consideration of the whole subject
leads me to the conclusion that the sentence
Of law as to Fielden and Sehwab may be
modified in the interest of humanity without
violence to public justice; and, as to the said
Fielden and Schwab, the sentence Is commu-
ted to Imprisonment in the penltentiary for
life. As to all others of the above named
defendants, do not feel justified in inter-
fering with the sentence of the court. l
would gladly come to a different conclusion
in regard to the sentence of the other de-
PENDANTS but see that under the circum-
stances, and with a solemn sense of the Oh
legations Of my Office, have been unable to
do so.'
(Signed) RICHARD j. 0GLEsBY,
GOvernor